When late-night hosts deliver political opinions via jokes, they have a greater chance of connecting with a large group of people. A good comic can relax folks enough to broaden horizons and change minds. For instance, if you grow up in a homophobic world, jokes can push for acceptance by planting the seed of a new idea, like that gay people are people. That's one reason I was drawn to stand-up: so I could make the world safer for me to live in by cleverly introducing myself and my ideas. It's manipulation, used for good! Though it can also be used for evil.
-- Cameron Esposito, Save Yourself, p. 166
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